HILLTOP OBSERVATORY & RESORTS

Located on the highest summit in Mondolkiri province.7Km from Sen Monorum the capital of Mondolkiri and close to Vietnamese border and rainforest.
Natural landscape with Eco-Lodge, Bungalows, Camping, Sports and working farm.

An Outline of Mondolkiri

Mondulkiri Province

Mondulkiri is a province of Cambodia. Bordering the provinces of Kratié to the west, Stung Treng to the northwest, Ratanakiri to the north and the country of Vietnam to the east and south, it is the ... Area:14,288 km² Population: 60,811 (2008)Capital: Senmonorom

History

In 1960 Mondulkiri was created out of Kratié Province by order of King Norodom Sihanouk. Sen Monorom was set up as the capital in 1962. During the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, Mondulkiri was home to three bases of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam which resulted in numerous incursions and bombings by US forces. About 1970 the area fell under Khmer Rougedomination. Subsequently much of the populace was forcibly removed to Koh Nhek (Kaoh Nheaek) district to provide labor for rice growing. Schools, hospitals, even entire villages were destroyed. As many as half of the people in the province died during the forced relocation in the 1970s.
The Bunong people appear to have lived in the provincial area for about 2000 years, but there is little documentation until France colonized Cambodia in 1864. Like other people in the province, the Bunong were displaced in the 1970s and only allowed to return to their traditional homeland in the 1980s.

Geography and environment

Mondulkiri is Cambodia's largest and also most sparsely populated province, containing an area of 14,288 km2 (5,517 sq mi) ranging from 190 to 1,000 metres (620 to 3,280 ft). It is located in the south-east part of the country and borders three provinces in Vietnam;Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, and Bình Phước provinces. Three rivers cross the province; Srepok,Preaek Chhbaar, and Preaek te Rivers.
The provincial capital is Sen Monorom which is located in the southeastern part of the province about 390 km (240 mi) from Phnom Penh, the national capital.[2]